Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
19 Ship Street
Brecon, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Brecon, Powys, designated on 16 December 1976.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 16 December 1976
- Town
- Brecon
- Community
- Brecon
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.94756, -3.39202
- Cadw reference
- 7032
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1856 · 42. Brecon. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 213 Brecon (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Stepped downhill from the prominent timber-framed front of No 20
History
C19 brick front to a building whose other walls are said to be of stone. Originally a three-quater house with front wall timber-framed.
Exterior
Three storeys with gable to street. Two modern windows on second floor. On first floor, two larger horned sash windows with marginal glazing bars. Late C19 shop front on ground floor with casing of narrow pilasters, fascia and cornice. Shop window of four tall curved-headed lights to right hand.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with adjacent listed buildings on both sides of Ship Street.
Nearby in the register
- 20 Ship StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 18 Ship StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 17 Ship StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 16 Ship StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.